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Why don't you take it? [Copy 2.]

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A bad egg for a southern stomach.

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A southern peace! Democrats! - Public domain broadside, Library of Con...

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Crane ; Croskey ; Davis, Jefferson ; Davis, L.R

Page in album contains cartes de visite portraits of a Union officer named Crane; a man in civilian dress named Henry Croskey by photographer Edward P. Hipple, 820 Arch Street, Philadelphia, which is signed on ... More

Jefferson Davis in uniform with sword in front of painted backdrop sho...

In album: U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period, leaf 5, lower left.

[Jefferson Davis, three-quarter length portrait, facing right]

Gift; Miss M. Sweedale; April 23, 1921; (DLC/PP-46294) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of... More

[Jefferson Davis, Senator from Mississippi, Thirty-fifth Congress, hea...

Title devised by Library staff based on name provided in book's index. Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washingt... More

Brady's political photography, Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Photograph shows a composite photograph of the members of the thirty-sixth Senate; Jefferson Davis (first figure, second row), Southern secessionists Judah P. Benjamin, (third from the left, fifth row from the ... More

The ass that kicked against the pricks.

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Slave quarters of Jefferson Davis plantation

Photograph shows the slave quarters on Brierfield, the Jefferson Davis plantation. Title from inscription on item. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: CDV60. "Sent home by Elizabeth Findley Missionary to the ... More

Lithograph of Abraham Lincoln on horseback within a border of furled U...

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[Mrs. Jefferson Davis, full-length studio portrait, standing, facing s...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division (gift, Gist Blair, 1936); 1963 July. Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Why don't you take it? [Copy 3.]

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The Honorable Jefferson Davis, president-elect of the new southern con...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 March 16, p. 257.

Why dont you take it?, Confederate States of America.

In February 1861 Washington was alarmed by rumors that secessionists planned to seize the city and make it the capital of the Confederacy. The print may have been produced in that context, or during Lincoln's c... More

Uncle Sam protecting his property against the encroachments of his cou...

Northern fears of European intervention in the Civil War on behalf of the South are manifest here.Uncle Sam, in the form of a bearded Union soldier (closely resembling Abraham Lincoln), unceremoniously routs Jo... More

Jefferson Davis, first president of the new Southern Confederacy / pho...

Jefferson Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, framed by wreath of corn, tobacco, and flowers.

Jeff Davis on the right platform, or the last "act of secession"

A caricature of Jefferson Davis, probably issued not long after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, but certainly postdating his February 1861 election as president of the Confederacy. Davis is shown standing on a ... More

The Southern Confederacy a fact!!! Acknowledged by a might prince and ...

A biting vilification of the Confederacy, representing it as a government in league with Satan. From left to right are: "Mr. Mob Law Chief Justice," a well-armed ruffian carrying a pot of tar; Secretary of Stat... More

The old general ready for a "movement"

Confident Union propaganda from the summer of 1861, claiming dominance over Confederate troops led by generals P. G. T. Beauregard and Gideon Pillow. Union commander Winfield Scott sits on a mound in the cente... More

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Civil War envelope showing hooded man hanging on gallows with message ...

Addressed to Miss Sophie V[...]beck, H[...], Orange Co., N.Y. ; postmarked Washington City Jul. 1861 ; bears Congressional free frank of Rep. Frank W. Kellogg of Michigan. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074... More

Governor Magoffin's neutrality means holding the cock of the walk (Unc...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 235 (1861 June 29), p. 403 (center).

The fox without a tail, Confederate States of America.

A satire on South Carolina's role as instigator of secessionism in the South. The artist may be lampooning the convention of seceded states which assembled at Montgomery, Alabama, on February 4, 1861. The promi... More

Why don't you take it? - Drawing. Public domain image.

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American Civil War, the important events, such as battles, skirmishes,...

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The fox without a tail. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

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Who is responsible for the war? Who accountable for its horrors and de...

Extracts from a speech by Alexander H. Stephens (now Vice-President of the Confederate States), delivered in the Secession Convention of Georgia, on the 31st day of January, 1861. Who commenced the war?… catalo... More

A prayer to be said by all good citizens on the day of fasting & praye...

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Jeff Davis, in his traveling costume

Photograph of political cartoon shows montage of photographic portrait of Jefferson Davis' head atop a drawing of person in a dress, referring to a story that Davis was captured dressed as a woman. Gift; Tom L... More

The Dis-United States. Or the Southern Confederacy

The Confederate leaders are portrayed as a band of competing opportunists led by South Carolina governor and secessionist Francis Pickens (far left). The artist criticizes the January 1861 secession of five sta... More

Jefferson Davis' house, Hurricane [i.e. Davis] Island, Miss.

Photograph shows Brierfield, the plantation home of Jefferson Davis on what was known as Davis Bend, now Davis Island, about 20 miles down the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, Mississippi (source website Missi... More

The cabinet of the Confederate States at Montgomery / from photographs...

Group portrait of the Confederate cabinet including President Jefferson Davis, Vice President Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Attorney General Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of the Navy Stephen M. Mallory, Secretary... More

Jeff Davis, on his own platform, or the last "act of secession"

Another state of no. 1861-23, with the addition of a skull and crossbones drawn on Davis's chest. Probably published by Currier & Ives, New York. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 129.... More

A bad head but a good foot ball "Keep the ball a-rolling.".

Civil war envelope showing soldiers playing field hockey using the head of Jefferson Davis as a ball. In album: Pictorial envelopes of the Civil War period, book 1, page 83, middle.

Proclamation by the President of the Confederate States of America.

Jeff Davis reaping the harvest wood engraving, Library of Congress

Jefferson Davis reaping stalks, with small skulls on the top.

[Civil War envelope showing caricatures of Winfield Scott and Jefferso...

Addressed to Mr. David F. Gorham, Mount Kisco, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

Ye conference. "Not any we thank you Mr. Davis"

Jefferson Davis's diplomatic overtures to France and Great Britain fail in an imaginary scene at court. Davis (right) bows before French ruler Napoleon III, extending toward him a tray of "bonds." Davis holds a... More

Jeff Davis on his own platform; or the last "act of succession."

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The finances of the rebellion - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon showing Jefferson Davis(?), seated at desk, figuring the finances of the rebellion. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 297 (1862 Sept. 6), p. 576.

Re-union on the Secesh-Democratic plan

A cynical view of Democratic efforts to pursue a negotiated end to the secession of the Confederate states. Here President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis confronts Brother Jonathan, who stumbles under the e... More

The house that Jeff built - Public domain drawing

An extended and bitter indictment of Jefferson Davis and the Southern slave system. The work consists of a series of twelve vignettes with accompanying verse, following the scheme of the nursery rhyme "The Hous... More

Proclamation of emancipation. The second Declaration of Independence! ...

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Jeff Davis's last appeal to arms

Jefferson Davis making address to soldiers missing arms and legs. Illustration from: Harper's Weekly, 1863.

To the President of the United States: The undersigned, loyal citizens...

Letter requests the removal of Judge Peabody from his present position.

An address to the people of the free states by the President of the So...

The famous fake reply to the Emancipation Proclamation, probably printed in the North.

The food question down south, Confederate States of America

Editorial cartoon shows Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate states, offering a new pair of boots to General Beauregard who, though barefoot, would rather have food for his troops.

The pending conflict, Confederate States of America.

One of three similar prints published by Oliver Evans Woods, reflecting grave northern fears of British and French interference on behalf of the Confederacy in the Civil War. (See also "The Pending Conflict" an... More

The question settled. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

E. B. & E. C. Kellogg, 248 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut. George Whiting, 87 Fulton St., New York. 655.

The old general ready for a "movement."

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The true peace commissioners, Confederate States of America.

An angered response to false Confederate peace overtures and to the push for reconciliation with the South advanced by the Peace Democrats in 1864. (See also "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun," ... More

Democracy 1832. 1864. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

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The Chicago platform / Th. Nast., Confederate States of America.

A deceptive broadside, ostensibly a pro-McClellan campaign piece but actually a piercing attack on the Democratic platform. In the center is a portrait of Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan... More

The New Year's address of the Newsmen of the New York Herald.

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George Hunt - Democracy. 1832. 1864., Confederate States of America.

Two scenes contrast Democratic presidential candidate of 1832 Andrew Jackson and 1864 George B. McClellan. McClellan is portrayed as weak and conciliatory toward the South, whereas his earlier counterpart's st... More

Great sensation photograph of the day!

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Jeff Davis's November nightmare.

Some clipped from newspapers. Principal subject matter: The election campaign of 1864.

"Jeff wants to get away", Confederate States of America.

An illustrated sheet music cover for an anti-Confederate comic song. Confederate president Jefferson Davis stands on a bale of cotton and asks John C. Breckinridge, former U.S. Vice President and fellow secess... More

Very probable / TJ.. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Cartoon showing Lord Punch saying, "That was Jeff Davis, Pam! Don't you recognise him?" and Lord Pam replying "Hm! Well, not exactly--may have to do so some of these days." Sign reads "America, another federal ... More

After a little while - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...

A pro-Republican campaign print casting Lincoln as peacemaker, and as the hope for reconciliation between the North and South. The top half of the composition represents the North and the bottom the South. In... More

Confederate chieftains Engd. by J.C. Buttre, New York

Head-and-shoulders portraits, in ovals, of Judah P. Benjamin, Henry A. Wise, R. Barnwell Rhett, Alexander H. Stephens, James M. Mason, Jefferson Davis, John B. Floyd, John Slidell, William L. Yancey, Robert Too... More

Platforms illustrated. - Public domain scan / print

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Union and liberty! And union and slavery!

An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. ... More

Abe linking with his significantly named cabinet

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by M.E. Goodwin in the Clerk's Off. in the Dist. Court of the United States for the Southern Dist. of N.Y. Designed by R.D. Goodwin. Title appears as it is ... More

Little Mack and his party "going up" Salt River on a gunboat. Terrific...

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John Brown exhibiting his hangman, Confederate States of America.

Northern rejoicing at the end of the Civil War often took the form of vengeful if imaginary portrayals of the execution of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Here abolitionist martyr John Brown rises from t... More

Jeff's double quick. The last words of the Confederacy: "Jeff's war ho...

Another comic version of Confederate President Jefferson Davis's ignominious capture by Union troops in May 1865. (See also "The Chas-ed "Old Lady" of the C.S.A.," no. 1865-11.) Here Davis, clad as a woman and... More

[Uncle Sam's menagerie], Confederate States of America.

Issued in the wake of Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, the print conveys some of the Northern hostility toward the conspirators, whom the public associated with former president of the Confederacy Jeffers... More

The capture of an unprotected female, or the close of the rebellion.

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"I thought your government was more magnanimous than to hunt down wome...

Photograph is reproduction of a drawing showing Jefferson Davis dressed as a fleeing woman with a dagger. Entered according to Act of Congress, by C. H. Anderson, in the year 1865 in the Clerk's Office of the ... More

Southern tombstones; an inside view of Dixie. Taken by our "Special Ar...

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Jeff's Race for the Last Ditch!

Another version of Jefferson Davis's capture by Union cavalry. (See "The Chas-ed "Old Lady" of the Confederacy," no. 1865-11.) The image appears on the cover of a musical piece dedicated to Davis's captor, "Li... More

The true story of the capture of Jeff. Davis

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Gibson & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. Inscribed in ink below title: Filed June ... More

The Confederacy in petticoats., Confederate States of America.

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The true peace commissioners. - Public domain weapon print

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The last ditch polka d'accacia / drawn & engd. by H.F. Greene, Boston.

Sheet music cover celebrating Confederate president Jefferson Davis' confinement at Fort Monroe, after his capture by Union troops in May 1865. Davis is portrayed as a rat in a wire cage which in turn is sealed... More

Jeff. Davis caught at last. Hoop skirts & southern chivalry.

The true story of the capture of Jeff. Davis

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Died, near the south-side rail road, on Sunday April 9th, 1865, The So...

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[Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C.; Jefferson Davis' cell a...

Full page includes four illustrations and an article describing Herold's role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 441 (1865 June 10), p. 365. Herold's name erroneousl... More

Freedom's immortal triumph! Finale of the Jeff Davis Die-nasty." Las...

A vindictive Northern fantasy on the aftermath of the Civil War. Confederate president Jefferson Davis, dressed in a hoopskirt or crinoline, hangs from a "Sour Apple Tree" at left, a Bowie knife in one hand and... More

The first of May 1865 or gen[era]l moving day in Richmond, Virginia / ...

Print shows Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson vacating premises in Richmond as African Americans and whites look on.

A proper family re-union, Confederate States of America.

A biting cartoon showing Confederate president Jefferson Davis in league with both the devil and Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold. Arnold and Davis stir a cauldron of "Treason Toddy," a brew into whic... More

Jeffie Davis, the belle of Richmond

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by J. Hoey, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. J. Hoey, designer and engraver on wood... More

The chas-ed "old lady" of the C.S.A.

Confederate president Jefferson Davis's capture by Union cavalry on May 10, 1865, while allegedly fleeing in women's clothing, inspired a rash of prints exploiting the tale's comic possibilities. According to D... More

House occupied by Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

No. B60. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

A "so called president" in petticoats

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Gibson & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: Amer... More

John Brown exhibiting his hangman., engraving, Library of Congress

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[Jefferson Davis's attempted escape in woman's clothes with a knife in...

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Finding the last ditch--Running the "head" of Secession "into the grou...

Union soldier, followed by African American in broken chains, hurls Jefferson Davis (dressed as a woman) who drops a bag of "stolen gold" over the edge of a cliff; Satan waits below the cliff with a pitchfork. ... More

Pictures of the South / sketched by A.R. Waud.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 Sept. 15, p. 581.

Scene at the U.S. District Court, Richmond, Virginia, Monday, May 13th...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1867 June 1, p. 168.

Total destruction of the Democratic platform / terrible shipwreck and ...

Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

States rights song. - Public domain American music sheet

Handwritten in pencil at bottom, "Baltimore."

A patriotic song. - Public domain American music sheet

Printed in red and blue.

"Time works wonders." Iago. (Jeff Davis) "For that I do suspect the lu...

Cartoon showing Jefferson Davis looking over his shoulder at Hiram Revels seated in the United States Senate. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1870 April 9, p. 232.

The great national memorial / C. Inger.

Print showing portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Abraham Lincoln with portraits of their respective cabinet officers, two vignette scenes showing of the landi... More

Home of Jefferson Davis. Under the oaks

Stereo by Centennial Photographic Co. No. 1509. Photographed by the Centennial Photographic Co., published and copyrighted as part of their International Exhibition in New Orleans, La., 1884-5.

Home of Jefferson Davis. The cottage

No. 1507. Photographed by the Centennial Photographic Co., published and copyrighted as part of their International Exhibition in New Orleans, La., 1884-5.